Beer and the Super Bowl go together better than Bill Belichick and controversy. Americans reportedly drink 50 million cases of beer the day of the big game -- which translates into about six cans of beer per drinking-age adult.

Most people surely plan to drink cheap, drinkable beers from brewing giants Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors on Sunday. But let's face it: In 2015, macrobrews are totally #basic. The Seahawks and Patriots both hail from states with relatively robust beer cultures, so why not upgrade your beverage game by serving beers from Washington state and Massachusetts?

To find out which specific beers you should serve, HuffPost decided to hold the Super Bowl of Taste Tests, pitting Massachusetts beers against Washington beers. We invited a panel of football- and beer-loving staffers to taste five beers from each state and tell us what they thought, then translated their reactions to each beer into football plays to determine which state reigns supreme.

Before we dive in, a note on the selection: It wasn't easy to assemble a strong lineup of Washington beers here in California -- though over 200 breweries call Washington home, almost none of them distribute their beer outside the state. For that reason, we included two beers, Olympia and Rainier, that are based on traditional Washington state brands, but are now brewed by Pabst Brewing Company. We also included a beer branded with The Hobbit, which was made by Fish Brewing in Olympia, Washington. On the face of it, that should give Massachusetts, which had an all-craft lineup, a sizable advantage in the tasting.

As always, the brands included did not in any way sponsor or influence the outcome of this taste test.

We're halfway there, and Washington is leading Massachusetts, 10-6. Those two fumbles were brutal for Massachusetts -- but it still has time to turn this game around.

Washington: Olympia Beer -- Safety

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Style:American Ale ABV: 4.8 percent Cost: $8.50 per 12-pack Tasters Said: "Light and mild, which is good if you're out to drink 12 during the Super Bowl -- as I am!" "Very easy to drink." "A little watery. Not much flavor." "No taste." "Reminds me of a macrobrew. I can imagine drinking this while watching football." Score: Safety (2 points)

Style:American Ale ABV: 7.3 percent Cost: $6.50 per six-pack Tasters Said: "Solid beer. All-around good balance." "This is good. Light, crispy, dances on your taste buds." "It's a good beer -- and it might be perfect for a football game." "If champagne were a beer, it would taste like this." "Drinkable. A bit sweet, but I'd have a glass at a tailgate." "A little more interesting than a typical macrobrew." Score: Touchdown, with extra point (7 points)

And the winner is ...

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Washington! The home of the Seahawks overcame its relative lack of beers distributed out of state to pull off a surprise victory with 22 points to Massachusetts' 16. The Massachusetts lineup ended up being a little too weird and uneven to overcome the solidness of the beers from Washington state, at least for this panel of tasters. Patriots fans had better hope this result doesn't translate onto the gridiron this Sunday.